Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1212 | 999 | 818 | 683 | 564 | 547 | 378 | 425 | 356 | 351 | 250 | 236 | 176 | 133 | 153 | 191 | 184 | 227 | 184 | 180 | 136 | 227 | 232 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:40AM1.65m | 5:06PM1.80m | 5:22AM1.64m | 5:48PM1.78m | 6:03AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.41m | 10:48AM0.34m | 11:23PM0.40m | 11:31AM0.34m | 00:06AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1212 | 999 | 818 | 683 | 564 | 547 | 378 | 425 | 356 | 351 | 250 | 236 | 120 | 133 | 153 | 191 | 184 | 227 | 184 | 180 | 136 | 227 | 232 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 176 | 123 | 123 | 93 | 96 | 89 | 62 | 33 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 83 | 85 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 101 | 19 | 44 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 23 | — | 17 | 13 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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